Tigres blank Moose, Eagles win in OT

Halifax Mooseheads Patrick Kyte, collides with Moncton Wildcats goalie Mark Grametbauer, as the puck rebounds, during QMJHL action in Halifax on Tuesday. The Mooseheads winning streak came to a devastating end Sunday as they lost to the Tigres 2-0. (Tim Krochak/The Chronicle Herald)

The Halifax Mooseheads’ modest winning streak came to a screeching halt on Sunday afternoon.

The Mooseheads, which entered their QMJHL matinee in Victoriaville tied for second in the league in goals scored, were blanked 2-0 by the Tigres, stopping Halifax’s winning streak at four games.

Ivan Kosorenkov’s goal late in the first period and James Phelan’s tally with 1:33 remaining in the game accounted for the scoring. Goalie Tristan Cote-Cazenave turned aside all 34 shots he faced for the Tigres (7-4-1-0).

Alexis Gravel, playing in his second game in as many days, made 23 saves for the Mooseheads.

Gravel was coming off a 26-save performance in Halifax’s 3-1 win over the Sherbrooke Phoenix in Sherbrooke, Que., on Saturday.

In the game, Czech rookie Filip Zadina scored his 11th goal of the season and captain Maxime Fortier had a shorthanded marker and an empty-netter.

Despite Sunday’s loss, the Mooseheads were able to garner four of a potential six points during their three-game weekend road trip in Quebec.

Halifax (8-4-2-0) remains just two points back of the league-leading Moncton Wildcats (9-3-2-0), who lost 7-4 to the Shawinigan Cataractes on Sunday. Only three points separate the top seven teams in the QMJHL.

The Mooseheads are off until Saturday evening when they visit Cape Breton at Centre 200.

Batherson intercepted a drop pass by the Sea Dogs’ Radim Salda, raced into the Saint John zone and beat goalie Alex D’Orio with his hat trick goal.

Batherson, a New Minas resident, leads the league in both goals (15) and points (24) through 13 games. Batherson has collected at least one point in each game he’s played.

The Eagles trailed 5-2 after 40 minutes before mounting a furious third-period comeback. Ryan Francis and Adam McCormick pulled Cape Breton to within one and Batherson tied it at 5-all with 8:04 remaining in the period.

Brooklyn Kalmikov opened the scoring 3:13 into the game for the Eagles (8-5-1-0).